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Colleagues,

I contacted Anthony Haynes yesterday with concerns about Section 5 of the Higher Education Bill having no mention of faculty participation with THEC in determining the curriculum for general education courses.  Subsequently this afternoon, Todd Diacon, UT Executive Director for Academic Assessment and Program Support, has called and assured me that what UT Martin is already doing in transferring general education courses is the goal for other universities.  Nothing that UT Martin isn’t doing already in transferring general education courses is being sought in Section 5, according to Todd.

I will continue to keep you “in the loop” with information.